in the sports world had been a controversial subject for the past several decades. If we educate our young athletes of the history; the pros, and cons of the use of steroids or (PED’s), perhaps we can eradicate this abuse. It all started with a dogs or a rabbit’s or a sheep’s testicles. These were used for experiments for Charles Brown’s “Elixir of Life,” this later became known as one of the earliest steroids or Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s). One of the earliest recordings of “doping”, the
“The Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports” For decades now performance-enhancing drugs, or PEDs, have been prevalent in the sports world. Over the past few years leagues such as Major League Baseball and the National Football League has attempted to crack down on PED use. Still, some feel that organizations should not regulate athletes’ use of drugs to enhance their performance in their given sport. Nevertheless, many more feel that the athletes’ health may become compromised by the drugs